Ben Stone
@benstemon.bsky.social
Assistant Professor - Mississippi State University - evolutionary biologist - Penstemon
Website: benstemon.github.io
Website: benstemon.github.io
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Blog post: Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Blog post: Just quit
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
Quitting projects in science is hard, but we should be doing a lot more of it.
open.substack.com/pub/arjunraj...
A lot of focus on the slop that LLMs can produce and bad faith researchers (frauds) who cite these fake papers, and for good reason, but I’d also like to highlight the worthless journals that allow this crap to make it through copy editing.
Everyone’s to blame!
Everyone’s to blame!
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A lot of focus on the slop that LLMs can produce and bad faith researchers (frauds) who cite these fake papers, and for good reason, but I’d also like to highlight the worthless journals that allow this crap to make it through copy editing.
Everyone’s to blame!
Everyone’s to blame!
Somehow in this entire thread not a single person has pointed out what they perceive to be the problem with the question. Just snide comments. Comes across as very elitist. Great example of how sometimes academic and STEM types can rub people the wrong way
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Somehow in this entire thread not a single person has pointed out what they perceive to be the problem with the question. Just snide comments. Comes across as very elitist. Great example of how sometimes academic and STEM types can rub people the wrong way
We need more plant merch!!
We 💚 the Stranger Plants—and now they’re on #BSAswag!
The shirts feature bold illustrations by BSA’s own Catrina Adams, with a list of each species by common & scientific name on the back.
BSA members (exp. 2026+) get 10% off—email aneely@botany.org for code.
www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-wi...
The shirts feature bold illustrations by BSA’s own Catrina Adams, with a list of each species by common & scientific name on the back.
BSA members (exp. 2026+) get 10% off—email aneely@botany.org for code.
www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-wi...
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We need more plant merch!!
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The Linscott Lab at NMSU is looking for new graduate students interested in ecophysiology, systematics, and trait evolution (often in molluscs)!
Please reach out to contact me and see more at my lab website (linscottlab.com) and here: shorturl.at/DvUZa.
Please reach out to contact me and see more at my lab website (linscottlab.com) and here: shorturl.at/DvUZa.
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Linscott Lab at NMSU is looking for new graduate students interested in ecophysiology, systematics, and trait evolution (often in molluscs)!
Please reach out to contact me and see more at my lab website (linscottlab.com) and here: shorturl.at/DvUZa.
Please reach out to contact me and see more at my lab website (linscottlab.com) and here: shorturl.at/DvUZa.
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With two months to go, @alwaysrong.bsky.social is dominating the Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament leaderboards. Jump into the competition to help dethrone Stephen! Glory, money, and authorship are all on the line! ghi.st
September 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
With two months to go, @alwaysrong.bsky.social is dominating the Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament leaderboards. Jump into the competition to help dethrone Stephen! Glory, money, and authorship are all on the line! ghi.st
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While full solicitation isn’t up, looks like we have 2025 proposal deadlines for the GRFP: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
While full solicitation isn’t up, looks like we have 2025 proposal deadlines for the GRFP: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
My first ever reagent ordered for the lab came in today! Never thought I would be so excited to see CTAB 😂
September 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My first ever reagent ordered for the lab came in today! Never thought I would be so excited to see CTAB 😂
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Our lab at Mississippi State is recruiting graduate students (PhD/MSc) to join us in Spring or Fall 2026! If you—or someone you know—are interested in researching evo-devo and comparative genomics of horned dung beetles, check out our site & get in touch! davidsonlab-msu.github.io
Davidson Lab
davidsonlab-msu.github.io
September 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Our lab at Mississippi State is recruiting graduate students (PhD/MSc) to join us in Spring or Fall 2026! If you—or someone you know—are interested in researching evo-devo and comparative genomics of horned dung beetles, check out our site & get in touch! davidsonlab-msu.github.io
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I'm hiring a postdoc to work in theoretical / computational phylogenomics! More info at tinyurl.com/63hb5ew8. Please share!
August 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I'm hiring a postdoc to work in theoretical / computational phylogenomics! More info at tinyurl.com/63hb5ew8. Please share!
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Please repost and amplify !
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genetics - Department of Biological Sciences | University of South Carolina
sc.edu
August 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Please repost and amplify !
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
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Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in Tomatillo Evolution
jobs.colorado.edu
August 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social
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Looking for suggestions for outsourcing size selection on a Blue Pippin along with Illumina sequencing at a good price. I've previously used Novogene for sequencing, but they don't provide any size selection services.
August 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Looking for suggestions for outsourcing size selection on a Blue Pippin along with Illumina sequencing at a good price. I've previously used Novogene for sequencing, but they don't provide any size selection services.
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The unique morphological basis & repeated evolutionary origins of personate flowers in #Penstemon
New #AJB research by @trinitydepatie.bsky.social & @carriewessi.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #phylogenomics #evolution #snapdragon
New #AJB research by @trinitydepatie.bsky.social & @carriewessi.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #phylogenomics #evolution #snapdragon
August 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The unique morphological basis & repeated evolutionary origins of personate flowers in #Penstemon
New #AJB research by @trinitydepatie.bsky.social & @carriewessi.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #phylogenomics #evolution #snapdragon
New #AJB research by @trinitydepatie.bsky.social & @carriewessi.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
#botany #plantscience #phylogenomics #evolution #snapdragon
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Breaking: the American Society of Plant Taxonomists now on BlueSky @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social!
#botany2025 #iamabotanist
#botany2025 #iamabotanist
amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social
amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Breaking: the American Society of Plant Taxonomists now on BlueSky @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social!
#botany2025 #iamabotanist
#botany2025 #iamabotanist
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Just want to shoutout a new study from the Wessinger Lab by my colleague @trinitydepatie.bsky.social. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... She investigated the repeated evolution of personate flowers within Penstemon by examining patterns of introgression, topological discordance, and
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Just want to shoutout a new study from the Wessinger Lab by my colleague @trinitydepatie.bsky.social. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... She investigated the repeated evolution of personate flowers within Penstemon by examining patterns of introgression, topological discordance, and
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Just in time for #botany2025, ya girl got her PhD 🎉
July 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just in time for #botany2025, ya girl got her PhD 🎉
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Hi #Botany2025 - In my quest to never do flow cytometry again, I am collecting sequence data (radseq, target enrichment, WGS, ect.) with confirmed ploidal level. If you have samples, reach out!
July 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hi #Botany2025 - In my quest to never do flow cytometry again, I am collecting sequence data (radseq, target enrichment, WGS, ect.) with confirmed ploidal level. If you have samples, reach out!
Wish I could have made it to #Botany2025 this year, but still getting a partial fix from all the awesome posts on here. Please keep it up! Love seeing what folks have been working on 🌱 🌺
July 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Wish I could have made it to #Botany2025 this year, but still getting a partial fix from all the awesome posts on here. Please keep it up! Love seeing what folks have been working on 🌱 🌺
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It's my first time at #Botany2025 and I'm so excited! I'm giving a 3 min lightning talk about my work on hybrid speciation in Penstemons on 30th July (Wednesday). Room: Mesquite C, Time: 4:40-4:45 pm, Session: Lightning Talk.
July 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
It's my first time at #Botany2025 and I'm so excited! I'm giving a 3 min lightning talk about my work on hybrid speciation in Penstemons on 30th July (Wednesday). Room: Mesquite C, Time: 4:40-4:45 pm, Session: Lightning Talk.
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A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
Martinez-Gomez Lab
Plant Evo-Devo
www.martinezgomezlab.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
Reach out!
www.martinezgomezlab.com
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Are you a researcher 5+ years post-PhD and interested in moving to Ireland? We have a new scheme which will support relocation and start-up costs.
Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
www.researchireland.ie
July 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Are you a researcher 5+ years post-PhD and interested in moving to Ireland? We have a new scheme which will support relocation and start-up costs.
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As Requested - A Starter Pack of PIs in Biology (or adjacent) fields who are recruiting POSTDOCS! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you wish to be added! go.bsky.app/4gbXXR3
July 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As Requested - A Starter Pack of PIs in Biology (or adjacent) fields who are recruiting POSTDOCS! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you wish to be added! go.bsky.app/4gbXXR3
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Are you a PI in a biology field looking for postdocs? Here is a Starter Pack of early career biologists currently seeking postdoctoral positions! (Also if you are searching for a postdoc, let me know if you want to be added!) go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV
July 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Are you a PI in a biology field looking for postdocs? Here is a Starter Pack of early career biologists currently seeking postdoctoral positions! (Also if you are searching for a postdoc, let me know if you want to be added!) go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV
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Utah penstemon (Plantaginaceae: Penstemon utahensis) inhabits dry areas of the southwestern US. The bright tubular flowers provide nectar for hummingbirds, who are the primary pollinators. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 11 Apr 2014.
July 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Utah penstemon (Plantaginaceae: Penstemon utahensis) inhabits dry areas of the southwestern US. The bright tubular flowers provide nectar for hummingbirds, who are the primary pollinators. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, 11 Apr 2014.